Lidong Zhang

2013-2016      Postdoctoral associate (Professor Naumov group) in New York University Abu Dhabi campus, United Arab Emirate

2009-2013      Ph.D. program, and research assistant in Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Pusan National University Pusan Korea (Advisor: Professor Il Kim)

2008-2009      Researcher in Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Pusan National University Pusan Korea (Advisor: Professor Il Kim)

2005-2008      M.S. in Organic Synthesis Chemistry College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China (Advisor: Professor Yimin Hu)

2001-2005      B.S. in College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China (Advisor: Professor Shaowu Wang)

2016-present    Professor of chemistry (PI) in East China Normal University, Shanghai, China

2013-2016      Postdoctoral associate (Professor Naumov group) in New York University Abu Dhabi campus, United Arab Emirate

Research interests：

(1) High-performance hydrogels

(2) Stimuli-responsive polymer materials.

(3) Soft robots

(4) Wearable electronic devices

(5) Multidimensional hollow hydrogels

Academic conferences

1) Lidong Zhang
Smart Hybrid Polymer Converts Humidity, Light and Heat into Mechanical Work(口头报告，奥地利) The 3^rd European Symposium of Photopolymer Science, Vienna, Austria. September 9-12, 2014.

2) Lidong Zhang
Photogatinged Humidity-Driven Motility (口头报告，阿联酋) Dubai Nanotech 2015, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. April 15, 2015

3) Lidong Zhang
Bio-Inspired Multiresponsive Polymer Composites for Energy Conversion (特邀报告，德国)
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Department in Mainz, Germany.
April 20, 2015

4) Lidong Zhang

Smart Polymer Composites: Photogated Humidity-Driven Motility (特邀报告，中国)

International Symposium on Photopolymerization, Beijing, China. June 28-July 1,2015
5) Lidong Zhang

Photogated Motility in Smart Actuators with Dual Response (特邀报告，美国) The 1st International Conference on Smart Materials and Structures, Las Vegas, US. June 15–17, 2015
6) Lidong Zhang

Directed Motility of Hygroresponsive Biomimetic Actuators (口头报告，阿联酋)

The 8th International Conference on Materials Science and Engineering (IMS8), American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. February 2 ‒ 3, 2016.
7)Lidong Zhang

Fast Motility of Hygroscopic Actuator (特邀报告，新加坡)

The Energy Materials Nanotechnology Meeting on Hydrogel materials, Singapore. May 9–13, 2016, 

8) Lidong Zhang
Fast Motility of Hygroresponsive Biomimetic Actuators (特邀报告)
BIT’s 5th Annual World Congress of Advanced Materials, Chongqing, China. 

June 6 – 8, 2016.

9) Lidong Zhang

Fast Motility of Hygroresponsive Actuators (特邀报告，韩国)

The third SPIE’s International Conference on Nano-Bio Sensing, Imaging & Spectroscopy (SPIE-NBSIS 2017) Jeju, South Korea.

February 22-24, 2017

Selective publications：

2021 

32. Photogated Coordination Switching of Silver Nanoparticles for Reversible Coloration/Discoloration of Hydrogel.Fushun Wang, Anyang Cui, Zhigao Hu,* Lidong Zhang*, 2021, Advanced Optical Materials. Accept.

31. Physiologically-Regulated Adhesion of Hydrogels for Wound Dressing. Mengda Xu, Yan Miao, Jiahui Yu,*, Lidong Zhang,* Adv. Mater. Interfaces, 2021, Accepted.

30.Magnetocaloric Actuation of Soft Polymer Robots.Xiaowen Huang, Jiang Wei, Hai Wei, and Lidong Zhang*,Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2021, Accepted.

29.Electrochemistry-Induced Improvements of Mechanical Strength, Self-Healing, and Interfacial Adhesion of

Hydrogels.Yan Miao, Mengda Xu, and Lidong Zhang* .Adv. Mater. 2021, 2102308.

28. Conductive cold-resistant and elastic hydrogel: A potential bionic skin for human-machine interaction control over artificial limbs.Yan Miao, Mengda Xu, Jiahui Yu,* Li-dong Zhang*, 2021, Sensors and Actuators: B. Chemical. https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0925-4005(20)31263-6.

27. Waxy rice amylopectin towards stretchable elastic conductive hydrogel for human motion detection. Xiao-dong Song, Xia-xin Qiu, Xiaowen Huang, Ya-qing Tu, Qiu-hua Zhao^* Ruyi Sun^* and Lidong Zhang*, 2021, New J. Chem., 45, 4210.

26.Magnetic Actuation of Hollow Swarming Spheres for Dynamic Catalysis. Shumin Liang, Yan Miao, Xiaoyan Zhu, Jiang Wei, Qing-Feng Zhan, Xinhua Huang, Lidong Zhang*. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2021, https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c21021.

2020

25.Quantitative Insights into the Post-Crosslinking Effects on Physical-Performance Improvement and Surface-Cracking Healing of Hydrogel,Xiaxin Qiu, Yan Miao, Lidong Zhang*, J. Phys. Chem. Lett.2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c02116.

24.Macromolecular Phase Transition-Driven Motility of Hollow Hydrogel Tubes. Qing Chen, Wei Huang, Qiuhua Zhao, Lidong Zhang（通讯作者), ACS Applied, Polymer, Materials, 2020, https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.0c00609.

2019

22.Humidity-Driven Soft Actuator Built up Layer-by-Layer and Theoretical Insight into Its Mechanism of Energy Conversion. Huiyan Tan, Xiunan Yu, Yaqing Tu, Lidong Zhang *.J. Phys. Chem. Lett.2019, 10, 5542−5551

21.Microscopical hollow hydrogel springs, necklaces and ladders: a tubular microrobot as a potential vascular scavenger. Shumin Liang, Yaqing Tu, Qing Chen, Lidong Zhang *.Mater. Horiz.2019,6, 2135

20.Photocrosslinking Patterning of Single-Layered Polymer Actuators for Controllable Motility and Automatic Devices. Jiang Wei, Xiaxin Qiu, Lidong Zhang *.ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2019,11, 16252

19. Controllable Kinematics of Soft Polymer Actuators Induced by Interfacial PatterningHuiyan Tan, Shumin Liang, Xiunan Yu,Xiaodong Song,Wei Huang,Lidong Zhang*. J. Mater. Chem. C. 2019, 7, 5410 - 5417

18.Anti-freezing heat-resistant hollow hydrogel tubeYaqing Tu, Qing Chen, Shumin Liang, Xuechang Zhou, Wei Huang, Xinhua Huang, Lidong Zhang *.ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces,2019,11, 18746

17.Highly-stretchable tough polymer actuator driven by acetone vaporsYihui Yuan, Jun Yuan, Ting Zhang, Huijing Han, Wei Huang, Lidong Zhang *.Macromolecular Materials and Engineering. 2019, 304, 1800501

16.Experimental Insight into Evolutionary Mechanism of Solid-to-Hollow Hydrogel. Qing Chen, Huiyan Tan, Yaqing Tu, Lidong Zhang*.Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 11470 - 11473

15.Pre-patterning and post-oxidation-crosslinking of Fe(0) particles for a humidity-sensing actuatorXiaxin Qiu,a Shumin Liang, Xinhua Huang, Lidong Zhang*.Chem. Commun.2019, 55, 15049

14.Molecular Engineering of Supercapacitor Electrodes with Monodispersed N-Doped Carbon Nanoporous Spheres. Xinhua. Huang,* N. Wang, F. Li, X. Zhu, K. liao, V. Chan, Lidong. Zhang*. New Journal of Chemistry.2019. 43, 15892

2018

13. Yaqing Tu, Jun Yuan, Dan Lei, Huiyan Tan, Jiang Wei, Wei Huang and Lidong Zhang *, TiO₂-Pattern-Modulated Actuation of Agarose@CNT/Agarose Bilayer Induced by Light and Humidity. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018, 6, 8238–8243.

12. Yubing Xiong, Lidong Zhang , Philipp Weis, Panče Naumov, and Si Wu. A Solar Actuator Based on Hydrogen-Bonded Azopolymers for Electricity Generation.J. Mater. Chem. A,2018, 6, 3361–3366.

11. Shumin Liang, Xiaxin Qiu, Jun Yuan, Wei Huang, Xuemin Du, Lidong Zhang *, Multi-Responsive Kinematics and Robotics of Surface-Patterned Polymer Film. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2018, 10, 19123.

10. Qilong Zhao, Huanqing Cui, Juan Wang, Hongxu Chen, Yunlong Wang, Lidong Zhang  *, Xuemin Du, and Min Wang, Regulation Effects of Biomimetic Hybrid Scaffolds on Vascular Endothelium Remodeling. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces,2018, 10, 23583-23594.

9.Jiang Wei, Fushun Wang, Wei Huang, Lidong Zhang *, Micropatterning of highly stretchable tough polymer actuators for multistage detection of acetone vapors. 2018, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces,2018, 10, 29161-29168.

8.Qing Chen, Shumin Liang, Xiaodong Song, Panče Naumov, Lidong Zhang *, Hollow hydrogel networks for temperature-controlled water fluidics. Chem. Comm.2018, 54, 10304--10307.

2017

7. Lidong Zhang *, Panče Naumov, Xuemin Du, Zhigao Hu and Juan Wang. Vapomechanically Responsive Motion of Microchannel-Programmed Actuators. Adv. Mater.,2017, 29, 1702231.

6. Lidong Zhang  *, Yihui Yuan, Xiaxin Qiu, Ting Zhang, and Qing Chen. Marangoni Effect-Driven Motion of Miniature Robots and Generation of Electricity on Water. Langmuir, 2017, 33, 12609−12615.

5.Lidong Zhang* Xiaxin Qiu, Yihui Yuan, Ting Zhang. Humidity- and Sunlight-Driven Motion of a Chemically Bonded Polymer Bilayer with Programmable Surface Patterns. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2017, 9, 41599−41606.

2016

4. Lidong Zhang , Israel Desta and Pance Naumov*. Synergistic action of thermoresponsive andhygroresponsive elements elicits rapid and directional response of a bilayer actuator. Chem Commun., 2016, 52, 5920-5923, 封面文章.

3. Lidong Zhang , Stanislav Chizhik,Yunze Wen and Pance Naumov*. Directed Motility of Hygroresponsive Biomimetic Actuators. Adv. Funct. Mater., 2016, 26, 1040.

2015

2. Lidong Zhang , Haoran Liang, Jolly Jacob. Panče Naumov*. Photogated Humidity-Driven Motility. Nature Commun., 2015, 6:7429, 1-8.

1. Lidong Zhang , Panče Naumov*. Light- and Humidity-Induced Motion of Acidochromic Film. Angew. Chem. In. Ed. 2015, 54, 8642-8647, VIP.

Patents：

1.张利东，一种双层智能薄膜的制备及其在可控柔性器件方面的应用，

 中国专利申请号或专号：201710224224.4，申请日：2017年4月7日。

2. Il Kim, Lidong Zhang, “Hydrogel and drug delivery system using thereof”. Korean    Patent, 2012,App.No. 10-2-12-0009118.

3. Il Kim, Lidong Zhang, “Catalyst comprising hydrogel and active ingredient”. Korean  Patent, 2012,App. No. 10-2-12-0047001.

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